170714-N-UM507-029 BAY OF BENGAL (July 14, 2017) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Jose Benavides, left, Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Brooklyn Roberts and Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Michael Tunnish prepare to load a CATM-9X missile onto an aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during exercise Malabar 2017. Malabar 2017 is the latest in a continuing series of exercises between the Indian navy, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force and U.S. Navy that has grown in scope and complexity over the years to address the variety of shared threats to maritime security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Weston A. Mohr)